Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis takes on Stephen Fulton in preparation for this Saturday’s game against Karen Chukhadzhian
Via Craig Daly: Video of welterweight rival Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis has been leaked of him battling super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton ahead of his matchup with Karen Chukhadzhian this Saturday for the 147 lb provisional IBF title at… Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC
In the scrim clip, Ennis (29-0.27 KOs) appears to be deliberately holding back, focusing on his defense rather than venting pressure on the much smaller and weaker Fulton.
If Ennis, 25, beats Chukhadzhian (21-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday, he will be able to put more pressure on IBF/WBA/WBC welterweight champion Spence to take on him.
Spence will have the following options:
- Leave IBF blank
- Return step aside
- Faced with Terence Crawford for being undisputed
- Ennis . combat boots
Boots Ennis’ defense is something that some feel he needs to improve on as he was hit several times in skirmishes with Sergey Lipinets, Chris Van Heerden and Thomas Dulorme before taking them down. .
“Is there anyone who can give him [Boots Ennis] any kind of push back? Will it be the fight against Karen Chukhadzhian? We don’t know yet,” Brian Campbell told Morning battle about Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.
“Chukhadzhian has fought outside of US television to get to this point where he will be fighting for the IBF interim world title. The key here for Boots Ennis is this win, already a must for Errol Spence in the WBA, the elite can’t ignore him any longer.
“Boots’ father Ennis came out and said, after this match, if Boots wins, they believe Errol Spence has 120 days to announce the fight against him as a mandatory challenger or relinquish the title. brand.
“There are a few things that could happen. Spence could declare a fight with Crawford and the sanctioning authorities could let it go. It’s an undisputed fight and it is conceivable that the winner will fight the winner of this fight later or Spence may give up the title or Boots may be paid for that to happen. or Errol could face the decision to face Boots for that title or give it up.
“Can’t avoid him anymore if he wins against Karen Chukhadzhian. This is a pay-per-view co-main event platform where Boots can keep kicking the TV screen to let you know he’s a rare talent.
“But after this, they couldn’t hide from him. He will be able to fight for a full world title in his next battle. Who will it be against? Who would agree with that? Who will stand in there and take it? I can’t wait to see how amazing he is.
“We’ll see if there’s any kind of resistance [from Karen] that allows him to show off that extra equipment. I talked to him a few weeks ago. I was on the sidelines when he blew Thomas Dulorme away in less than an inning. He cut through him.
“Go back and look at his highlights. He’s up against some pretty legit fighters like the Lipinets that have the ability to test him. No, he cut through them.
“He is something super special here. He has all the video game buttons you can press to do all sorts of crazy things. This is a big fight, though. Spence will face a difficult decision.
“Spence put out a cryptic Tweet, saying ‘April.’ Does that mean when he goes back to fighting Keith Thurman? Or will he be pushed in this direction to wage war on Terence Crawford
“I wanted Spence to fight Crawford, but one of them was replaced by Boots Ennis, that conversation was equally convincing. It’s really because we’re about to find out what we have here,” Campbell said.
